Old white bearded man

" From the depths of the West of Europe,

A young child will be born of poor people,

He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop;

His fame will increase towards the realm of the East." 

This strange sounding verses was composed by a man,

a 16th century seer..

about the world feared tyrant, Hitler.

Am I out of my mind?? How did  few lines composed in the 16th century

talk about a man who comes into the picture after 400 years...

dont ask me, but ask that bearded guy in the above picture.  

Michel de Nostredame...

or simply known as Nostrodomus.

He's best known for The Prophecies, a collection of French quatrains published in 1555,

not simple flimsy whimsy poem...

but predictions about what about to happen till 3758 AD !!!

the above poems continues.....

The two greatest ones of Asia and of Africa:

They are said to have come from the Rhine and from

Hister Cries, tears at Malta and the Ligurian sea-coast"

"Liberty will not be regained,

It will be occupied by a black, proud, villainous and unjust man:

When the matter of the Pontiff is opened,

The republic of Venice will be vexed by Hister."

Here Nostradomus makes will make you go totally wild
as he clearly mentions ,
Spain, France, Africa being conquered by proud and villainous person
and for the first time the name of the person is revealed..

Look at the last line...
and you will get the chill jotting down your spine soon.

This is again another prediction that directly reveals the name of another powerful person

Europe saw before Hitler. 

" PAU, NAY, LORON will be more of fire than of the blood,

To swim in praise,

the great one to flee to the confluence.

He will refuse entry to the Piuses,

The depraved ones and the Durance will keep them imprisoned."

The term 'Piuses' in the third line refers to Pope Pius VI and Pius VII  being imprisoned..

It says that he will cause a great war for fame...

now who would that would be...

try rearranging  the words on the first line.. 'Pau' 'Nay' 'Loron'..

oh yes!!! Napaulon Roy...Napolean Bonaparte!!

and there are many many more..

Assassination of John F Kennedy,
French Revolution 

Death of Princess Diana

9/11

Katrina Hurricane...

Japan atomic bombing
World war I
World war II

and bla bla bla...

at each time this white bearded old man,,,...

makes your brain shot in surprise and surprises and more surprises...

It seems that, Mr Nostrodomus,

practiced a number of occult sciences.

Upon drinking a potion he would get into a trance

and would start writing predictive phrases and poems....

AND what about 2012??

stay tuned :)

References:
1. http://www.nostradamus.org/bio.php
2. http://science.discovery.com/top-ten/2009/nostradamus-predictions/nostradamus-predictions.html
3. http://www.nostradamus.org/qbrowser.php
4. http://www.biography.com/people/nostradamus-9425407